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14 EXISTING COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES OF INQUIRY
(1)
Notwithstanding anything in this Constitution to the contrary any commission or committee of
inquiry in existence immediately before the coming into force of this Constitution, may continue in
existence until the submission of its report or until it is otherwise dissolved in accordance with law.
(2)
For the avoidance of doubt, the report and findings of a commission or committee of inquiry
established before the coming into force of this Constitution under any enactment shall have the
same effect as the report or findings of a commission of inquiry established under this Constitution.
15 PENDING MATTERS
Where any matter or thing has been commenced before the coming into force of this Constitution by
a person or authority that has power for the purpose under the existing law, that matter or thing may
be carried on and completed by the person or authority having power for the purpose after the
coming into force of this Constitution; and it shall not be necessary for the person or authority to
commence the matter or thing afresh.
16 OFFICIAL SEALS, ETC
The Presidential seal, the Public seal, the seals of the Superior Courts as well as any prescribed forms
in use under any enactment in force immediately before the coming into force of this Constitution
shall continue to be used until provision is otherwise made for them.
17 PREROGATIVE OF MERCY
The prerogative of mercy of the President under article 72 of this Constitution may be exercised in
respect of any criminal offence committed before the coming into force of this Constitution as it may
in respect of a criminal offence committed thereafter.
18 CONSOLIDATED FUND AND CONTINGENCY FUND TO CONTINUE
(1)
The Consolidated Fund and the Contingency Fund in existence immediately before the coming into
force of this Constitution, shall, until otherwise provided by law, continue in existence as the
Consolidated Fund and the Contingency Fund referred to in article 175 of this Constitution.
(2)
Subject to this Constitution, every payment required or authorised to be made into a public fund or
out of a public fund under any enactment in force immediately before the coming into force of this
Constitution shall continue to be made into or out of that fund.
19 ESTIMATES FOR CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR TO CONTINUE TO HAVE EFFECT
Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the financial estimates in operation for the financial year in
being at the coming into force of this Constitution shall, until provision is otherwise made by Act of
Parliament, continue and shall have full effect.
20 PAYMENT AND SAVING OF RIGHTS UNDER FORMER CONSTITUTIONS AND LAWS
All compensations, pensions, gratuities and similar allowances granted in accordance with the
provisions of any Constitution or any other law formerly in force in Ghana and which were payable
immediately before the coming into force of this Constitution, shall, notwithstanding the abrogation
or repeal of any such Constitution or law, as the case may be, continue to be payable and are charged
on the Consolidated Fund.
Ghana 1992 (rev. 1996)
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